Global Patent Index - EP 2672764 A1

EP 2672764 A1 20131211 - METHOD, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR WIRELESS SHORT-RANGE COMMUNICATION DISCONNECTION

Title (en)

METHOD, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR WIRELESS SHORT-RANGE COMMUNICATION DISCONNECTION

Title (de)

VERFAHREN, VORRICHTUNG UND COMPUTERPROGRAMMPRODUKT ZUR DRAHTLOSEN NAHBEREICHSKOMMUNIKATIONSTRENNUNG

Title (fr)

PROCÉDÉ, APPAREIL ET PRODUIT DE PROGRAMME INFORMATIQUE PERMETTANT UNE DÉCONNEXION DE COMMUNICATION SANS FIL À COURTE PORTÉE

Publication

EP 2672764 A1 20131211 (EN)

Application

EP 13165068 A 20130424

Priority

US 201213491021 A 20120607

Abstract (en)

Method, apparatus, and computer program product example embodiments enable devices to disconnect a communication connection. In an example embodiment, a method includes measuring, by an apparatus, a power level of one or more wireless communication messages received from a selected wireless device over a wireless communication connection, after an interval following an establishment of the wireless communication connection; and disconnecting, by the apparatus, the wireless communication connection with the selected wireless device, if the one or more wireless communication messages received over the wireless communication connection, has a measured power level greater than a threshold value.

IPC 8 full level

H04W 52/02 (2009.01); H04B 17/00 (2006.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.01); H04W 52/36 (2009.01); H04W 76/06 (2009.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

H04W 4/80 (2018.01 - EP US); H04W 8/005 (2013.01 - EP US); H04W 52/0245 (2013.01 - EP US); H04W 76/30 (2018.01 - EP US); H04B 17/318 (2015.01 - EP US); Y02D 30/70 (2020.08 - EP US)

Citation (applicant)

  • "BluetoothTm Technical Specifications", 15 October 2004, BLUETOOTHTM SIG, INC.
  • "BluetoothTM Specification version 2.1 + EDR", 26 July 2007
  • "BluetoothTM Specification version 3.0 + HS", 21 April 2009
  • "The BluetoothTM Core Specification, Version 4.0", 30 June 2010
  • "BluetoothTM Specification, Version 4", 30 June 2010
  • IEEE 802.11 U-20 11, WIRELESS LAN MEDIUM ACCESS CONTROL (MAC) AND PHYSICAL LAYER (PHY) SPECIFICATIONS, AMENDMENT 9: INTERWORKING WITH EXTERNAL NETWORKS, 25 February 2011 (2011-02-25)
  • WI-FI ALLIANCE PEER-TO-PEER SPECIFICATION, October 2010 (2010-10-01)

Citation (search report)

[A] US 5732347 A 19980324 - BARTLE ALDEN S [US], et al

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 2672764 A1 20131211; EP 2672764 B1 20180725; EP 2672764 B8 20181017; CN 103491569 A 20140101; CN 103491569 B 20170301; US 2013331031 A1 20131212; US 9042823 B2 20150526; ZA 201304110 B 20170830

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 13165068 A 20130424; CN 201310226185 A 20130607; US 201213491021 A 20120607; ZA 201304110 A 20130605